Electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar mixed states: An overlooked option

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2015, Pages e1149-e1150

  Murru, Andrea ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-5; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; MALE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84943549762     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14com09407     Document Type: Note

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